THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, July 24, I860. 
WEEKLY CALENDAR. 
Day 
of 
M’ntl 
Day 
of 
Week. 
JULY 21-30, I860. 
Weather 
Barometer. 
NEAR LONL 
Thermom. 
ON IN 18 
Wind. 
59. 
Rain in 
Inches. 
Sun 
Rises. 
Sun 
Sets. 
Moon 
Rises 
and Sets 
Moon’s 
Age. 
Clock 
bef. Sun. 
Day of 
Year. 
24 
Tu 
Illecebrum verticillatum. 
30.084—30.052 
68-52 
N. 
_ 
14 af 3 
[ VII 
59 9 
6 
6 
12 
20(5 
25 
W 
St. James. Duch. of Cambridge 
30.126—30.086 
80—41 
W. 
— 
16 
3 
57 7 
21 10 
3 
6 
13 
207 
26 
Th 
nerniaria glabra. [ B0RN > 1797 • 
30.080—30.009 
81-59 
S.AV. 
_ 
17 
3 
! 55 7 
52 10 
8 
6 
13 
208 
27 
F 
A triplex portulacoides. 
30.059—29.983 
82—69 
s.w. 
— 
18 
4 
1 54 7 
31 11 
9 
6 
13 
209 
28 
s 
Beta maritima. 
30.073—29.976 
82—61 
w. 
— 
20 
4 
52 7 
morn. 
10 
6 
12 
210 
29 
Sun 
8 Sunday after Trinity. 
29.997—29.960 
78—58 
N. 
.12 
21 
4 
| 51 7 
22 0 
11 
f) 
10 
211 
30 
M 
Eryngium maritimura. 
29.899-29.727 
79—61 
N.W. 
.13 
23 
4 
1 50 7 
1 
25 1 
12 
6 
8 
212 
Meteorology of tiif Week.— At Chiswick, from observations during the last thirty-four years, the average highest and lowest 
temperatures of these days are 74.4° and fll.fi 0 respectively. The greatest heat, 92°, occurred on the 25th, in. 1844; and tho lowest cold, 33”, 
on the 29th, in 1858, During the period 132 days were fine, and on 99 rain fell. 
WORK FOR THE WEEK. 
STOVE. 
KITCHEN GARDEN. 
Cauliflowers. —The main crop for autumn use to be 
planted in a rich piece of ground. This vegetable when 
planted at this season becomes very useful after the Peas 
are over. Cabbage, sow the East Ham, or any other early 
sort for early spring use. Celery, to be kept well watered in 
all its stages of growth, and continue to get out succession 
crops as ground becomes vacant. Cofeworts, make the last 
sowing. Herh Beds, where new ones are required they may 
be now made. The ground to be previously manured and 
dug, slips of some sorts and rooted plants of others to be 
immediately planted. Lettuce, thin and transplant a 
sufficient quantity for use. Keep them watered during 
the continuance of dry weather. Parsley sow, if not 
done at the beginning of the month. If any has been 
left for seed let it be gathered as it ripens, or the best of 
it will be lost. Peas, earth up and stick the advancing 
crops. Radishes, sow the Black and White Spanish for 
winter use. Spinach, continue to keep up a succession : 
a large space of ground may now be devoted to it, as it 
will not so soon run to seed. Keep down weeds amongst 
growing crops, more especially Asparagus, Potatoes, and 
other such tall-growing vegetables, where, from the luxu¬ 
riance that surrounds them, they are apt to elude notice 
until they have deposited their seeds. 
FLOWER GARDEN. 
Ho day should be allowed to pass without paying 
attention to the various operations of tying, thinning, 
pegging down, mowing, edging, &c., as may be required. 
As the seed-pods of Pansies ripen gather and dry them 
in a shady place. Seed to be saved only from the best. 
Propagate Antirrhinums, Pentstemons, Phloxes, and other 
showy herbaceous plants by cuttings; they take root 
readily under the shade of a north wall covered with 
hand-glasses. Proceed with the budding of Roses. Ever¬ 
greens that require pruning to be attended to without 
further delay. If unfortunately wire worms should make 
an attack upon the Pinks it will be advisable to place 
pieces of Potato between the rows just below the surface 
of the soil, and in the vicinity of those where the last 
were destroyed. If these are carefully examined every 
morning, these depredators can soon be caught and de¬ 
stroyed. Thin out tho branches of the varieties of Dahlias 
which usually flower weakly, and remove every mal¬ 
formed bud. Tie the lateral branches to the side-sticks, 
going over the stock frequently. A small amount of 
attention now will often save a great amount of damage. 
FRUIT GARDEN. 
The free-growing shoots of Plums to be regularly tied 
! in, as they are apt to break in training if left too long. 
; Keep the Vines carefully tacked in, and the laterals 
j constantly stopped. The sooner the ground is prepared 
for Strawberries, as advised last week, the better. Let 
i it be well manured and trenched to the depth of three 
; feet. 
If there are sickly or badly-rooted specimens here, 
they require to be frequently examined for red spider, 
otherwise they will become a nursery for this pest from 
which it will soon spread to adjoining plants. Also, 
guard against mealy bug, and keep thrips and green fly 
in check by timely applications of Gishurst Compound. 
See that the young stock is not allowed to suffer for want 
of pot room, and attend carefully to the watering. 
GREENHOUSE AND CONSERVATORY. 
Continue to furnish the conservatory with Japan Lilies, 
Fuchsias, Heliotropes, Globe Aramanths, Balsams, and 
Cockscombs. Shift on late Fuchsias, Scarlet and other 
Geraniums, and cut back the principal stock, allowing 
the wood to get firm and the soil to be dry before the 
operation is performed ; putting in the required quantity 
of cuttings either in a warm border freely exposed to the 
sun, or in a frame. See that the Heaths are not suffer¬ 
ing for want of pot room. Pimelea spectahilis, the dif¬ 
ferent varieties of Polygalas, and other such kinds which 
have done blooming to have their branches shortened, 
and to be set in a cool, shady place to break. Aolus 
gracilis to be cut down close to the pot; and Lesche- 
naultias that are getting shabby to have all their flower 
and flower-buds removed, and to be transferred to a cool 
place to start again. On the evenings of hot, dry days 
give the greenhouse plants that are set out of doors a 
good sprinkling, and also the ground upon which they 
are standing. 
PITS AND FRAMES. 
Attend to the linings of Cucumbers and Melons; stir 
them over, add fresh material, and keep them well topped 
up, as a deficiency of bottom heat is generally the cause 
of canker and other diseases. If Cucumbers are required 
through the winter, seed to be sown now, so as to have 
strong plants by the beginning of September. 
W. Keane. 
CROSSING FLOWERS. 
“Where there is a will there is a way,” as the old 
saying goes ; but a way without a willingness, on my own 
part to tread it, has opened up the distance at which 
speculation and practice work from each other in the 
crossing of flowers in the last number of The Cottage 
Gardener. And after the earnest request from the 
owner of the Yellow Polyanthus which comes true from 
seeds, I can hardly refuse some thoughts and some cor¬ 
rections on the common errors about crossing which obtain 
ground in the writings on the science of gardening through 
all our books. Like every other labourer, the labourers 
in this science have adopted wrong notions on the work¬ 
ing of it, by jumping at conclusions from stray glimpses 
of the facts which were recorded upon incomplete evidence 
and upon certain trials which have not been proved. 
And science, or the labourers in this branch of it, are 
now on strike as surely as ever the workers in the build¬ 
ing trade have been ; and it is not in the nature of things 
No. 017.—Vot. XXIV. No. 17. 
